Daniel Jackson EVANS

(1925- )

Senate Years of Service:

1983-1989

Party:

Republican

EVANS, Daniel Jackson, a
Senator from Washington; born in Seattle, King County, Wash.,
October 16, 1925; graduated, University of Washington, Seattle
(civil engineering) 1948, and received a graduate degree from that
university in 1949; served in the United States Navy 1943-1946;
returned to duty 1951-1953; civil engineer and contractor; member,
Washington State house of representatives 1956-1965; Governor
1965-1977; chairman of the National Governors Association
1973-1974; president, Evergreen State College, Olympia, Wash.,
1977-1983; appointed on September 8, 1983, to the United States
Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Henry M. Jackson;
took the oath of office on September 12, 1983; subsequently elected
by special election as a Republican on November 8, 1983, to
complete the term, and served from September 8, 1983, to January 3,
1989; not a candidate for reelection in 1988; chairman, Daniel J.
Evans Associates 1989-; member, University of Washington Board of
Regents 1993-2005, serving as president 1996-1997; is a resident of
Seattle, Wash.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present